Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Clinical
Pharmacist to join our multidisciplinary team.
There is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to
be part of a General Practice that serves a diverse and interesting patient
population. You will be joining a friendly, well-established and effective MDT
of nurses, doctors, HCAs and allied health professionals who will support you
to provide excellent clinical care.
If you are motivated, with a desire for professional
development and an interest in patient care we would love to hear from you.
Cowley Road Medical Practice is a practice with 12000
patient population, situated in Oxford City means our cohort is very diverse;
you will meet a wide variety of patients and cover a range of medical
conditions in your work. While being a prescriber is not essential, previous
experience in General Practice is desired, Your role will be predominantly
patient facing and you will be given time for administration and audit work.
We welcome applications who have the following skills and qualifications.
Qualified and registered clinical pharmacist with minimum of 2 years post qualification experience, working either in public and/or commercial healthcare sector.
Have a good knowledge of GP general practice.
Have an appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing
Possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Main duties of the job
The clinical pharmacist will operate within CRMP. Using and
sharing pharmacy expertise to support GP's and the whole practice in effective
medicines management and optimal patient care.
Undertake clinical medication reviews with patients, looking
at medicine optimisation, prescribing and deprescribing recommendations.
Conduct patient medication reviews either on the telephone,
face to face, or in a care home environment.
Possibility to undertake minor illness clinics, with the
supervision/support of the GPs
Answer relevant medicine-related enquiries from GPs and
other practice staff as well as patients with queries about medicines,
suggesting and recommending solutions.
Providing follow up for patients to monitor the effect of
any changes.
Implement changes to medicines that result from MHRA alerts,
product withdrawal and other local and national guidance.
Ensure awareness of quality and outcomes framework, PCN
directed enhanced services, local enhanced services and work within those
guidelines.
Ensure up to date knowledge of NICE guidelines and local ICB
prescribing regulations.
Ensure patient notes updated professionally and thoroughly
and correct coding is used for reporting purposes.
Integrate and engage with the wider practice team.
About us
Cowley Road Medical Practice is a vibrant, forward-thinking GP practice that places the care of both our patients and staff at the core of everything we do. Our close-knit team fosters a warm, friendly, and compassionate environment, creating a space where everyone feels valued. Serving a diverse community of over 12,000 patients, our dedicated GPs, nurses, pharmacist, healthcare assistants (HCAs) and administrative staff work together to provide outstanding care. Every day, our team goes above and beyond to support and improve the health and well-being of the community were proud to serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Medication Review and Optimisation
- To respond to reception queries to amend prescriptions, re-authorise repeats, clarify doses, clarify products, give appropriate alternatives when there is availability issues.
- To discuss specific patient and prescribing issues (e.g. complicated regimes/polypharmacy, compliance difficulties, multiple adverse effects, medication reduction times) with other clinicians as necessary.
- Face to Face clinics: to identify patients in need of medication review and develop the system of patient invitation with the admin team, for medication reviews and to discuss specific issues, such as those described above under specific patient and prescribing issues.
- To discuss medication issues with the patients as needed and appropriate by telephone, e.g. adverse effects/interactions, overdose/inadvertent ingestion, OTC remedies, queries from reception, queries from care homes.
Medicines Reconciliation
- To review secondary care requests for new medication (as communicated by discharge summaries, outpatient letters, etc), raise any queries with relevant GP and discuss how to respond when inappropriate prescribing requests arise.
- To review and continue to repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the practice and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.
Medicines Information/Education
- To monitor and inform colleagues, as required, about ongoing prescribing issues, e.g. new guidelines (national and local), new products being asked for by secondary care, manufacturing and supply problems, new prescribing restrictions or contradictions, and individual and systematic errors made by colleagues.
- To advise on cost effective prescribing and prescribing budget issues
- To keep prescribing folder on practice intranet up to date with admin support as required.
Prescribing Systems and Policies
- To liaise with reception, admin and clinical staff in discussing, developing and implementing medicines management systems in the practice.
- To work with the GPs (especially the prescribing lead) and the practice manager to review, develop and implement prescribing policies and strategies for the whole practice.
- To suggest and design audits in relation to prescribing targets, implementation of locality policies and the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- To work with the GPs, practice manager and data team on choosing and delivering targets for the local Prescribing Incentive Scheme (PIS)
- To monitor the practices prescribing performance (via the CCG prescribing dashboard, progress on the PIS, ePACT etc) and suggest changes to practice prescribing as appropriate
- To support the delivery of electronic prescribing
Working Relationships and Communication requirements
- Communication information to patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies in a manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communication.
- Provide complex information to patients/carers and suppoting those receiving it sometimes where significant barriers to understanding and acceptance exist. This includes gaining informed consent in sensitive circumstances and demonstrating empathy with patients, carers and families.
- Practice within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to the GPC Code and PML policies and procedures
- Always assess and adapt appropriately and respectfully to the home environment of patients and carers remembering, we are guests in their home.
- Demonstrate established negotiating and influencing skills in the management of conflict across a range of situation which may involve diffusion of hostility and aggression e.g. to deal with complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation etc.
- Maintain confidentiality of information consistent with legislation and PML policy.
- Be proficient with IT systems, compile reports, analyse data often in the context of frequent interruption.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Medication Review and Optimisation
- To respond to reception queries to amend prescriptions, re-authorise repeats, clarify doses, clarify products, give appropriate alternatives when there is availability issues.
- To discuss specific patient and prescribing issues (e.g. complicated regimes/polypharmacy, compliance difficulties, multiple adverse effects, medication reduction times) with other clinicians as necessary.
- Face to Face clinics: to identify patients in need of medication review and develop the system of patient invitation with the admin team, for medication reviews and to discuss specific issues, such as those described above under specific patient and prescribing issues.
- To discuss medication issues with the patients as needed and appropriate by telephone, e.g. adverse effects/interactions, overdose/inadvertent ingestion, OTC remedies, queries from reception, queries from care homes.
Medicines Reconciliation
- To review secondary care requests for new medication (as communicated by discharge summaries, outpatient letters, etc), raise any queries with relevant GP and discuss how to respond when inappropriate prescribing requests arise.
- To review and continue to repeat medications for new patients who have just registered with the practice and suggest GP medication review where appropriate.
Medicines Information/Education
- To monitor and inform colleagues, as required, about ongoing prescribing issues, e.g. new guidelines (national and local), new products being asked for by secondary care, manufacturing and supply problems, new prescribing restrictions or contradictions, and individual and systematic errors made by colleagues.
- To advise on cost effective prescribing and prescribing budget issues
- To keep prescribing folder on practice intranet up to date with admin support as required.
Prescribing Systems and Policies
- To liaise with reception, admin and clinical staff in discussing, developing and implementing medicines management systems in the practice.
- To work with the GPs (especially the prescribing lead) and the practice manager to review, develop and implement prescribing policies and strategies for the whole practice.
- To suggest and design audits in relation to prescribing targets, implementation of locality policies and the Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- To work with the GPs, practice manager and data team on choosing and delivering targets for the local Prescribing Incentive Scheme (PIS)
- To monitor the practices prescribing performance (via the CCG prescribing dashboard, progress on the PIS, ePACT etc) and suggest changes to practice prescribing as appropriate
- To support the delivery of electronic prescribing
Working Relationships and Communication requirements
- Communication information to patients, carers, colleagues and other agencies in a manner consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communication.
- Provide complex information to patients/carers and suppoting those receiving it sometimes where significant barriers to understanding and acceptance exist. This includes gaining informed consent in sensitive circumstances and demonstrating empathy with patients, carers and families.
- Practice within a legal and ethical framework that adheres to the GPC Code and PML policies and procedures
- Always assess and adapt appropriately and respectfully to the home environment of patients and carers remembering, we are guests in their home.
- Demonstrate established negotiating and influencing skills in the management of conflict across a range of situation which may involve diffusion of hostility and aggression e.g. to deal with complaints sensitively, avoiding escalation etc.
- Maintain confidentiality of information consistent with legislation and PML policy.
- Be proficient with IT systems, compile reports, analyse data often in the context of frequent interruption.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- An appreciation of the nature of general practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior management or GP's when appropriate.
- Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Desirable
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Completion of CPPE pathway
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Independent Prescriber or working towards/intent on gaining independent prescribing qualification.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Good I.T. skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
Desirable
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Work effectively independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure and have good prioritisation skills
- Knowledge of EMIS operating system
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
- In depth therapeutic and clinical knowledge and understanding of the principles of evidence-based healthcare
- An appreciation of the nature of general practice
- An appreciation of the nature of primary care prescribing, concepts of rational prescribing and strategies for improving prescribing.
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information in an understandable form to a variety of audiences (e.g. patients)
- Recognises priorities when problem solving and identifies deviations from the normal pattern and is able to refer to senior management or GP's when appropriate.
- Demonstrate accountability for delivering professional expertise and direct service provision.
Desirable
- Gain acceptance for recommendations and influence/motivate/persuade the audience to comply with the recommendations/agreed course of action where there may be significant barriers.
Qualifications
Essential
- Mandatory registration with General Pharmaceutical Council
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) or equivalent
- Completion of CPPE pathway
Desirable
- Membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, or working towards Faculty membership of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
- Independent Prescriber or working towards/intent on gaining independent prescribing qualification.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiating skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Good I.T. skills
- Able to obtain and analyse complex technical information
Desirable
- Produce timely and informative reports
- Work effectively independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure and have good prioritisation skills
- Knowledge of EMIS operating system
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).